Arts // Current

Bad reporter goes for ratings and the community reacts negatively.

Houston reporter Wayne Dolcefino files another in a long series of poorly researched, misguided reports, this time about funding... more

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Art by Noah Bird "Fesup"

Interview with artist Noah Bird "Fesup" on the Chicago, Hyde Park 47th Street Mural Project.

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Art by Slangism

Interview with artist Slangism on The Chicago, Hyde Park 47th Street mural Project

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Artist Max Sansing

Interview with Artist Max Sansing on the Chicago Hyde Park 47th Street Mural Project

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Shrek the Musical: will Shrek be a monster hit on Broadway?

...Shrek the musical? Are they really going to ruin another great film by turning it into musical scmaltz?? Tell me it... more

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StreetArTrip - English Subtitles

StreetArTrip A trip on Uk's street culture with Th3Luca, winner of an italian contest sponsored by TIMTribù and an... more

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The Economy is Melting

(AP) The economy is melting _ literally. Two artists on Wednesday installed a 1,500-pound ice sculpture that spelled the word... more

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Sesame Street to Main Street

Are you tired of being told how your America isn't quite as "patriotic" or "real" as Republican backwoods... more

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Mobile art in Central Park (photos)

Photographs from the opening party for Mobile Art: CHANEL Contemporary Art Container by artist Zaha Hadid at Rumsey Playfield in... more

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Saddam’s Doctor Fled Horror Through Art

Dr. Ala Bashir’s (doctor to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein) interesting account of the horrors committed during the... more

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Hopper shocked by latest role

Hollywood's resident scary man Dennis Hopper finds his latest character "shocking" and "unbelievable". He... more

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Anti-Scientology demonstrators crash Holmes' Broadway debut

Anti-Scientology protesters armed with banners and masks demonstrated just feet away from Katie Holmes' Broadway debut in... more

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Palace opens treasure rove of Flemish paintings

Buckingham Palace opens its ornate gates to the public on Friday for an exhibition which showcases 51 of the finest Flemish... more

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Financial crisis looms over London Art week

The art world descends on London this week for a packed calendar of fairs and sales, and the talk over cocktails and canapes will... more

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My Father's ( GEORG VORDING ) Paintings

This was a man, with an abundance of talent, yet there was this extremely, but stiffened pride about him, he never had any of his... more

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New! Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade (2008) Part 1 of 2

About 3,000 participants took part in the Edinburgh Festivals' Cavalcade. Police estimated crowds of 50,000 turned out as... more

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No al-Qaida fighters reported dead in US airstrike

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - The latest in a barrage of suspected U.S. missile strikes in Pakistan's northwest killed five... more

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T.I. has dual No. 1s but claims underdog status

NEW YORK - Although T.I. owns both the No. 1 album and single in the country, the platinum-selling rapper says he still feels like the underdog. "Nobody has ever given me a win and nobody has ever said, 'T.I., you know he's going to do this thing.' They always (say), 'He's not going to do this much, he's not going to do that good, I don't believe he'll do that well.' So its always been an uphill battle for me no matter how big I get I'm always the underdog," he said in an interview.

But the 28-year-old may not be able to claim that underdog title for long. His latest CD, "Paper Trail," sold more than 560,000 copies in its first week to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 album charts, and his newest single, "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna, supplanted the album's first single, "Whatever You Like," at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

The 28-year-old rapper made the comments before taking the stage at Diesel's 30th birthday celebration in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Saturday night. The circus-themed event for the apparel company featured mash-up performances; other artists performing included N.E.R.D., Hot Chip, Franz Ferdinand, Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte, Chaka Khan and M.I.A., who performed her breakthrough Top 10 hit, "Paper Planes."

Other celebrities in attendance included Lindsay Lohan, "Gossip Girl" co-stars Chace Crawford and Taylor Momsen, actresses Emma Roberts and Zoe Kravitz, and former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams.

T.I. also performed a song with the pregnant M.I.A., and called the lyricist "the hottest rap chick in the game right now, period." T.I. recently sampled "Paper Planes" for a collaboration with Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne. The song, "Swagga Like Us," appears on "Paper Trail."

T.I. said the collaboration between the top rappers is a reflection of the respect they have for one another.

"It wasn't like I said let me get Jay, Wayne and Kanye on the same song," he said. "The song started off with me and Kanye and it was just me and Kanye, and mutual associates of all four of us suggested, 'Hey man, if Jay and Wayne were on here too, it'll be one of the biggest songs in hip-hop history.' So I said, 'You know what, that's a great idea. It's ambitious, but it's a great idea.' So we reached out and they agreed and it's a pleasure to have them involved."

The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris, was sentenced to one year in prison on federal weapons charges after he was arrested last October before the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta for allegedly trying to buy automatic weapons. He is scheduled to start his prison sentence in March 2009 after completing 1,000 hours of community service.

"It's a blessing to come from where I was at the beginning of the year all the way to right here," he said. "It's an honor and a privilege to assume such levels of achievement."
NEW YORK - Although T.I. owns both the No. 1 album and single in the country, the platinum-selling rapper says he still feels like... more